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Vol.53 No.2
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Dasan’s Metacritique on the Seongni Debate in Joseon Neo-Confucianism

Korea Journal / Korea Journal, (P)0023-3900; (E)2733-9343
2013, v.53 no.2, pp.10-30
https://doi.org/10.25024/kj.2013.53.2.10

(2013). Dasan’s Metacritique on the Seongni Debate in Joseon Neo-Confucianism. Korea Journal, 53(2), 10-30, https://doi.org/10.25024/kj.2013.53.2.10
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Abstract

This article defines Dasan’s view on the Seongni debate as “metaphilosophy.” Metaphilosophy is often dubbed the “philosophy of philosophy” or “second-order philosophy.” The word “meta” has Greek origins, meaning “after” or “beyond.” A metaphilosopher stays outside of an ongoing philosophical debate or problem and conducts a second-order review of its nature, purpose, and method, instead of being directly involved in the debate. If a metaphilosopher is defined as such, Dasan, then, can be regarded as the first and foremost metaphilosopher in the Neo-Confucian history of Joseon. Instead of engaging in the intense Seongni debate of his time as a participant, he remained outside the debate and criticized its nature, goals, and methodology from a second-order perspective. As a metaphilosopher, Dasan employed methodological tools, such as linguistic analysis. This article analyzes Dasan’s metaphilosophical stance on the Seongni debate and concludes that his metaphilosophical perspective provided a turning point in the history of Joseon Neo-Confucianism.

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Dasan Jeong Yak-yong, Seongni debate, metaphilosophy, metacritique, Joseon Neo-Confucianism

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